Vanderbilt heirs split fortunes asCupid widens rift
Old Fortunate Vanderbilt wealth faces further divisions as marriages of Cornelius Vanderbilt descendants unfold. Engagements and matches involving Blandford and Whitney heirs, including Flora Whitney and Rachel Littleton, test the estate's cohesion amid royal and social ties.
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Kew Fore
Cupid
Commodhore
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Commodore Vanderbilt
Commodore -Vanderbilt
America
Women gains and milestones across nations and professions
The article highlights women's progress including suffrage in India, first female juvenile court judge in Memphis, and a Swedish skiing record by Miss Flin Pikkuniemi. It notes women joining unions, opening of the American Academy in Rome to women, and a Washington clubhouse for collegiate women sponsored by the National Association of Collegiate Alumnae.
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Iehind
Chio
F. Wesley
Memphis
W.E. “Morrow
Hand County
Filly Vatancy
Pease 14
New Baeldnd
Annie P. Jadd
Augusta
New York
Woonen Canal
A.M -Walace
Indianannlis
Mrick Manufarturers’ Association of
United States
England
London
Frentlemen
American Academy
Rome
Flin Pikkuniemi
Sweden
Mary Baker
Chicago
The
Typographical Union
Organized Labor Movement
National Labor Ndion Congress
Cincinnati
Washington, D S
National Capital
National Association of Collegiate Alumnae
America
Deed Recording Error Prompted Title Decree in York
Mrs. Mary Stiegler of York township won a court decree to cure defects in a moulded deed after a paneled barn floor burial attempt. The case highlighted the mishandling of a deed and the costs of recording versus keeping it in a barn jar.
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York
Mary
Be careful in dusting those portraits Mary
A mistress warns her new helper to handle old portraits with care, noting the owner has been married many times, and the shocked reaction of the young maid is described amid a Boston Transcript style vignette.
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Henry
Mary
Boston Transcript
Proposal by telephone during weekly visit prompts yes
A man proposed to his partner over the telephone after a weekly visit and received a joyful yes from her, though she initially asked who was calling. The anecdote captures a charming, if ambiguous, moment of romance.
Thomasville Briefs and Health News Update
Thomasville items report local social news including returns from Rocky Mount Baltimore and New York, illness and recovery among residents, a February 16 marriage of Carson Cox to Ethel McCormack in Baltimore, and a note on Red Cross aid. Also included are olive poisoning prevention updates from Washington and news of a large Astoria flour mill starting up with 4000 barrels daily.
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Thomasville
H.R. Kyser
Rocky Mount
Carl Moore
Baltimore
Ed Jones
R. W- Crews
Central Falls
J. N Cox
J. N. Cox
J.H. Mack
J. A. Mortis
J. T. Stewart
Catherine Mack
High Point
Charles Finch
New York
Red Cross
W. L. Horne
Treatment guidance for Vicks VapoRule and inhalation use
The text outlines directions for using Vicks VapoRule for respiratory ailments. It emphasizes vapors inhalation, loose clothing, funneling bedclothes, hot wet towels, and fresh air. It notes Vicks is not a cure for asthma, but may provide relief, with specific nasal, throat, and chest applications and cautions for children.
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Vicks
Little Vicks
Vicks Advocated for External and Internal Use in a 1900s Cure Guide
An old drugstore pamphlet touts Vicks VapoRub as both an external salve and inhaled vapor treatment. It claims wide adoption, outlines uses for coughs, croup, influenza, pneumonia, tonsillitis, and whooping cough, and cautions to seek a physician for serious illnesses.
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Society
Tose Schweiberg
Blandtora
Duchess of
Marysborough
Che
von Cerhys
Mary Cafowom
Stayed Rey
Theps Living
Cornelius
Charlemagne Tower
Philadelphia
Miss Whitney
Gertrude Vanderbilt
William C. Whitney
Mary Cadogan
Duchess of Marlborough
Viscount Chelsea
Muex
Hedworth Muex
Portsmouth
Ladysmith
Queen Alexandra
Hillingden
Stanley
Humphrey de Trafford
News OF
Washington
Carl Alsberg
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Alsberg
Mississippi River
Astoria
Ore
Alice R. Rozanska
Flushing
L. A
Christiana
Norway
Poer
Broadway
Bery Vicks
Vick
North Carolina
L. Richardson
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